Compromise Township, Champaign County, Illinois

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Compromise Township
Township
Location in Champaign County
Location in Champaign County
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Champaign County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 88°00′46″W / 40.26583°N 88.01278°W / 40.26583; -88.01278Coordinates: 40°15′57″N 88°00′46″W / 40.26583°N 88.01278°W / 40.26583; -88.01278
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
Area
 • Total47.75 sq mi (123.7 km2)
 • Land47.75 sq mi (123.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
1,550
 • Density30.6/sq mi (11.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code17-019-15976

Compromise Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,463 and it contained 634 housing units.[2]

History[]

Compromise Township formed from parts of Kerr Township and Rantoul Township on an unknown date.

Geography[]

Compromise is Township 21 North, parts of Ranges 10 and 11 East of the Third Principal Meridian and part of Range 14 West of the Second Principal Meridian. When the federal township land surveys were done in 1821 one group of surveyors went west from the Second Principal Meridian and another went east from the Third Principal Meridian. Both groups used rawhide measuring lines that expanded and contracted with the weather. When the two groups met in eastern Champaign County the surveys didn't agree, resulting in double section numbers in the eastern townships and ongoing property line confusion among landowners.[3]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 47.75 square miles (123.7 km2), all land.[2]

Cities and towns[]

Unincorporated towns[]

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries[]

The township contains these cemeteries: Huls, Kopman, Saint Lawrence and Welles.

Major highways[]

Airports and landing strips[]

  • Busboom Airport

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2016 (est.)1,550[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References[]

  • "Compromise Township, Champaign County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  • United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
  • Illinois State Archives
  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ^ Historical Map of Champaign County 1819−1940 by Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, Karl B. Lohmann, chairman; M. Eugene Baughman, cartographer. Urbana, Illinois: 1940. Reprinted 1968.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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